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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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